This kind of question popped up when Iraq invaded Kuwait -- what if Michael Dukakis had been elected? Well, I voted for Dukakis and Gore, and I wouldn't have if I didn't think they couldn't handle situations like this. We'll never know how they would have done, and I can't say I think it's all that productive to speculate about, no matter how diverting an intellectual exercise it might be.
I held Dubya in great disdain during the campaign, but right now I don't think that he is being embarrassing. I think that you are referring to that quote in Gluk Schmuk's topic about atheists, SeaRex, which I find appalling, and nothing gets me more pissed off than when politicians start spouting off about how certain groups aren't "real Americans." However, I don't think that quote necessarily reflects the real George W.
OK, I admit it. I think that he is handling the terrorist/Afghanistan deal as well as could be expected. I do think that he is on a course to screw up the economy, and I don't agree with a lot of his policies, but he could be a lot worse. His administration is almost as diverse as Clinton's was. It's going to be very difficult to assess W's overall job effectiveness with 9/11 in the background, but regardless of my differences with certain of his policies, I'm standing behind him for now. As Al Gore himself said, "George Bush is my commander-in-chief."
By the way, in what way is W "indifferent?" Getting bin Laden and getting control of terrorism is clearly the White House's job number one right now.
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By Pinky: I mean, he was terrible last time. Why did people pick him?
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Pinky, Did you mean "Bush" was terrible last time? That was W's dad (George Prescott Walker Bush) last time, not George W. Bush.
[ November 30, 2001: Message edited by: Doug ]